Prisoners of Geography
Tim Marshall · 2015
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“Ten maps that tell you everything you need to know about global politics, by Time Marshall. This is a good idea superbly executed. The book explains the world starting with geography, which in many ways is an idea of a starting point. It explains Russia, Ukraine, Kashmir, Tibet, Iraq, all through the rich lands of the map.”
transcripts.cnn.com“Isn't particularly thorough or convincing but gives a quick intro to many regions of the world and some of their history (e.g. Russia, China, USA, Western Europe, Japan+Korea, Middle East, Afric, Arctic ). Unlike the title's claimed focus, geography is not featured as prominently and we're mostly treated to a quick history lesson of each region in turn; i.e. I'm not sure that I learned all that much about how the geography of each region influences that history. In summary, a decent intro to the topic but doesn't present any particularly coherent, well-supported theme, and instead meanders around as a summary of the first 3 paragraphs of each region's "history" section in Wikipedia. 3/5”